Page 2: Historical Events In 1749

Jul 20   Earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds" in the year 1749.   

Jul 21   Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) in the year 1749.   

Aug 13   J E Schlegel, writer, dies in the year 1749.   

Aug 26   In the year 1749 johann Ernst Rembt, composer   

Aug 28   In the year 1749 johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)   

Aug 31   In the year 1749 radistschew, writer   

Oct 04   In the year 1749 jean-Louis Duport, composer   

Oct 26   Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 in the year 1749.   

Nov 02   In the year 1749 english Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post   

Nov 23   On this day in history edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence)   

Nov 27   In the year 1749 balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44   

Dec 10   Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1749 francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 20   Pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies in the year 1749.   

Dec 23   Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer in the year 1749.   

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Jan 12   Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat was born in the year 1749.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825)   

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda)   

Jan 19   Isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian was born in the year 1749.   

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of king Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)   

Feb 22   Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach was born in the year 1749.   

Mar 09   Honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791) was born in the year 1749.   

Mar 10   On this day in history birth of lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (d. 1838)   

Feb 07   On this day in history andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76   

Feb 08   Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66 in the year 1749.   

May 24   In the year 1749 death of graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman   

Jun 13   Jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672) died in the year 1749.   

Jun 18   Ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674) died on this day in history.   

Jul 03   William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) died on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France died in the year 1749.